Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-05
Criminal court next Monday.

Criminal court next Monday.
Stock sale next Monday in Lexington.
This is March. Hunt up your hoes, rakes
and spades.
New England has bad the worst snow
storm for twenty years.
The Boonville Star has doubled its size. 1.
looks well, and we wish 1t prosperity.
We invite attention to the article from the
Ct. Louis Republican on loan aud building
associations.
Mr.. R. F. WaddeIl is moving to the store
room recently occupied BY Mr.A. W. Smith,
next door to Mr.. Henry Wilker's.
Forepaugh is coming sure, as he informs
Us, as soon as his New York and intermediate
dates are flied, The very day and date will
be given later on.
Next Monday will tie stock sale day. and
there will be a great many people in town,
as In addition the county court will be In
session, and it will be the first day of the
criminal court.
We are in receipt of an official notification
from Adam ~Forepsugh that he will visit US
during the coming tenting season with his
"Only Greatest Show" As this is 'of1cial,''
our readers may govern themselves accord
ingly."
The ladies of the Presbyteris u Aid Society
will give q lunch In the basement of the
Presbyterian church next Monday, March 7,
from IL to 4 o'clock, at % cents. Lady mem-
bers from the country are requested to con-
tribute baskets.
Railway Age. Feb, 25:-"work on the JEFF
fsrson City and Lexington cutoff has been
| ~ ,nI .. coo, -, 10 nan fla
force will be materially increased. Chief En-
gineer Blodgett, who will personally super
intend the construction of the brs nch, will
have his headquarters at Boonville, Missouri.
The grade between Kansas City and Lexing-
ton, Mo-, will also be reduced by building a
cutoff around Independence. NO."
A number of gentlemen In this city are
seriously talking of boring from 1000 10 800
feet somewhere In this city, in search OF
natural gas. Very favorable terms have been
offered for doing the work. 1t is a practicable
scheme and we hope twill be carried out.
In a number of towns In Indiana, where the
csrboniferous formations do not exist that
we have here, and where the indications are,
consequently. not so good, first rate gas wells
have been struck at 800 to 1000 feet. There
Is no reason why natural gas should not be
found here at a reasonable depth. This
would mean light and fuel for o%ne-fourth of
what they now cost.
Mr.. Jesse Hamlet who Is now the keeper
of our city Jail was for many years q profess
sionsl hunter and fisherman for this market.
He takes a turn at the game and fish occa-
~sionally even now. Last Saturday he went
to the island below town and killed ten geese
and brants. One of the geese he gave to
Mrs. James Steele. When it came to be
cleaned a bright, somewhat worn silver dime
was found In its glzzard. Mr.. Hamlett, we
think, offers the most plausible account of
how the goose obtained 1t. Geese, brants
and ducks are great frequenters of the corn
fields. where they pick up q large part of
their living at the expense of the husband
man. Mr.. Hamlet thlnks some man while
stopping over at a shock, shocking corn,
dropped the dime out of his pocket, and the
9oose subsequently, picked 1t up. This Is less
romantic, possibly, than to suppose that tie
goose picked some mans pocket ON the fy,'
but ir Is more probable.
The party given last Tuesday evening
BY Miss Annie Ewing was one OF the
pleasantest of the season. Three were
present:-Mesdames Will Mccoy. Ennis
Combs. Thos. Sawyer, Mollie Fisher,
Carrie Fisher, Henry C. Branch; Misses Liz
ze Hutchison, Sarah and Laura Grady,
Dixie and Eddie Winsor, Maria Wood, Ella
Nickel. TIllie Hollis, Belle Wallace, Lizzie
Smith, Anna Chamberlain, Kittie Fulkerson,
Ida Page, Walker. Virgie Combs, Matte and
Lula Jones, SslIie Wood, Mary Young,
Maggie Benton; Messrs. Frye Wilson, Steve
Wilson. Chas. Wilson, Ollie Benton, VIM.
Quarles, 10. Afford. Bates Vaughan, Thos.
and Joseph Grady, Lil5urn Shields, WIN.
Howe, John Smith, Ben A. Ireland, C.
Isles, P. Isles, ". Combs, h. Combs, NJ.
Galloway, Samuel Howe, Grant Fisher, E.
Fisher, j. Jones, E. Wood, P. Reinhard, ".
Ford, E. Marshall, Thomas Sawyer aud
Glover Branch. Mr.. aud Mrs. n. C.. Ewing
did everything In their power TO make their
daughters guests enjoy themselves and they
succeeded fully. The collation. served was
an elegant one, and everybody who attended
bad a good time.
Concordia:-John Le.ner, wife and sor
lett, last Tuesday evening, LIST inst, for Ger
many, where they expect to make their future
home. Giles Ploeger and Dan YESTERDAYS
have returned from Sedalia Blu .iness College.
Giles takes d position with Thieman Bros,
and Dan will take d place on the farm. This
Is The last week of the public schools. On
Friday, 18th ult.. there were Two trials in
Squire Thiemsn's court room. Prosecuting
Attorney Wilson was present and saw the
books balance one dollar each and costs.
Claus WGlborn and Miss Msry!shroder are
to be united In wedlock next Sunday, 9th
Inst. The public schools will gave no exh,-
bition. This is as 1t should be. The school
board in their wisdom, contracted that no ex.
hibition should be gwen. This Is q saving of
precious time to tho children. William A.
Brscklein, a student of the Missouri Medi.
cal College. who has been visiting his parents
the past week, left for st. Louis, Wednesday
evening, I'd inst. Richard Riester and Miss
Mary ksppelmsn were united at Hymen's
altar last Sunday. 9th ult. No prize, were
offered in the public schools, a step in the
right direction and in accordance with the
views Of leading educators. The Commercial
hotel Is q credit to the town. Mr., Althon
knows how to keep a good table as well as
publish a paper. In the last Issue the printer
put a plural verb with "messles.'' My COPY
read rs" instead of ''sre.n There are sever.
al words In the English language plural In
form. but singular Ia sense, and "measles" is
one OF them. j. b. Filing, the genteel a..
'tstsnt postmaster, paid 4 flying visit to Cor
der last Sunday. Al. Sparks will move 20
Higsinsville. From there he expects to start
In q few days for Southern Kansas. Miss
Emma Morath, who has been a successful
teacher in the public schools here for the mast
lew years, Will leave Saturday, 9th inst, for
her home in Lexington. Rev. c. Eberbardt
pastor OF the Methodist church here, with
his wife, spent last sunday and Monday In
higginsVille. DR., Jones, a leading dentist Of
digslnsville, was here q few days this week
oil professional business. Wheat BUYERS have
been here from Texas and Arkansas. Con-
eordia raises wheat for both the "Beerhesds"
ana the "Too!hpicks." The first dsy of
March was duly celebrated by the great mum.
Der Of loads Of wheat coming to town. The
nne prospect OF q new crop of wheat is
tempting the people to sell their surplus. Miss
Alice Covin2ton returned from q long visit
In North Missouri, last Monday, 18th inst.
h following pupils are on the roll of honor
Tor the past week: David Coyingtop, Her.
man Ffcken, Henry RuttmaI, Edward Tbis-
man, Arthur Heitmeyer, Arthur Altbor
Everett Powell, Ella Ninas. Rerts Wslksn-
horst, Lille Powell, Lama Ninas and Mary
Sodeman. The Evangelical church school
opened last Tuesday. lst inst. with SO pupils;